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The usual difference between sexualization of men in fiction is that it’s still aimed at men and is more about their power – when women are sexualized it’s “hey guys check out this hot bod”, whereas when men are sexualized it becomes “whoa look how STRONG and HARDCORE these dudes are”.
It still sets an unrealistic image and is really weird and gross, but for different reasons.
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Exactly! Men and woman
are different, media especially has created a dynamic where males and females are attractive for vastly different reasons. Woman need to be feminine, and have very define features of a femininity (big breasts, large hips, susceptible looking). While males need to be absolutely masculine, and need to physically be portrayed that way (muscles, intimidating, protective/savior).
Males and females aren't attractive for the same reasons (of course attraction is objective, but I'm talking in a bold sense here). So to some degree, I feel that the sexualization of men and woman in media are similar, just in different ways.. if that makes sense!
Edit: Varrok, it's also worth noting that there's more then likely hundreds of posts like the OG post that has gotten so much attention. I wouldn't correlate Blizzards removal of the pose to be the fault of that post, because frankly, it is a stupid post. They could have honestly been thinking about removing it.
On the other hand, Blizzard could verywell be saying that as a PR move, we simply don't know and never will know. There's not much use using it as an argument for either side, tbh!